Saturday, February 11, 2006

New Edition

Book Reviews, Book Lover Resources, Advice for Writers and PublishersPublisher InformationThe Midwest Book Review gives priority consideration to small publishers, self-published authors, academic presses, and specialty publishers. To submit a book for review we require the following:A finished copy of the book (no galleys or uncorrected proofs).An accompanying publicity release or media kit.There is an approximate 12 to 16-week "window of opportunity" for a book to be assigned out for review.If/when a book makes the cut and is featured, we will automatically send a tear sheet to the publisher for their records. When a book has been submitted on a publisher's behalf by an independent publicist, we will also try to furnish the publicist with a tear sheet for their files as well. It is the publisher's responsibility to inform authors and editors of the review.You may also want to read the following articles on this Web site:How the Book Review System WorksThe Rules Regarding Review CopiesReviewers, Accessibility, and Book StampingDefacing Review CopiesJames A. CoxEditor-in-ChiefMidwest Book Review278 Orchard DriveOregon, WI 53575http://www.midwestbookreview.com/index.html

Saturday, January 07, 2006

Featured Site

Promotional Services For Authors

Promotional ServicesTop Banner Placement............$20.00 per month· Banner sizes are no larger than 468 pixels wide by 60 pixels high.· Banners must be appropriately oriented (reader/writer interest)*· Banners link directly to your site (or your publisher’s site)· Banners may be rotating with up to five different aspectsBottom Banner Placement.........$15.00 per month· Banner sizes are no larger than 468 pixels wide by 60 pixels high.· Banners must be appropriately oriented (reader/writer interest)*· Banners link directly to your site (or your publisher’s site)· Banners may be rotating but limited to three different aspectsRotating Banner Ad · $10.00 for 4 weeks [will be on selected Romance at Heart main pages minus the chatroom] · See above for banner sizing.Static Banner Ad· $14.00 for 4 weeks [will be on selected General Romance at Heart main pages minus the chatroom] · See above for banner sizing.Bookshelf & Bios Pages.........$15.00 for set up, and $5.00 per year for quarterly updatesRequirements for the page:· A short Bio of up to 4 paragraphs· A list of favourite authors and/or books· A listing of up to 6 of your own books NAME and GENRE· The urls of each book's publisher site· The most recent, or your favourite cover .jpg· Your Contact Information...website url, e-mail address, newsletter, etc..· Updates to be submitted by authors at the start of each quarter if neededRotating Cover Ads.....(Single Author)....$16.00 per month/max 8 covers· Rotation cover size is 125 pixels wide by 191 pixels high.· Includes a picture of the cover of your books in rotation.· Links directly to your website, or to your publisher’s…your choice· The main Index page is available on a first come first serve basis at $25.00 a month and a three book limit]Rotating Cover Ads............$4.00 per month/per cover· Cover size is 125 pixels wide by 191 pixels high.· Includes a picture of the cover of your book in rotation with other covers.Static Cover Ads..............$6.00 per month/per cover· Cover size is 125 pixels wide by 191 pixels high.· Includes a picture of the cover of your book linked to your site, or your publisher’s site…your choice.Chapter Excerpt..............$25.00 per month**· We will accept the first week of each month, author requests for chapter excerpts for the next month. You will be notified if your request is one of the first accepted. The page where your chapter is hosted will include up to 3 links (your site, your publishers site, etc.) whatever you provide, your chapter excerpt, a brief bio provided by you, and, if you so choose, your picture. There will be a limited number of authors per month, so this is on a first come first served basis.· *Please note: We DO NOT and WILL NOT accept ads for dating services or match-makers of any kind. Romance at Heart is a magazine site for Popular Romance literature, reviews, interviews, chats, and other author/publisher promotions when available.· **Due to time constraints, the time and effort it takes to get the documents web-ready, we have limited the number of excerpts available to 3 per month at this time. You may request to be scheduled in advance of a book release if you give us enough advance time.· Don’t see something that interests you? Have a promotional idea of your own that you would like to work with us on? Feel free to contact us at the address below. We are always open to new ideas!· Please check our site regularly for updates.· We accept checks ($25.00 fee on all returned checks) money orders and credit cards [through PayPal, .50 cent processing fee for all paypal payments]· All payments made through money order or PayPal will go live within 5 days, 10 days for all other payment methods.· Contact Rose! for more details, or advertise@romanceatheart.comFor information on getting your books reviewed and interviews posted on the website here at RaH, please check out the information contained on the General Information for Authors where you will find the basic requirements for setting up a Review, Interview, Contest Posting, or a Chat.Romance at Heart hopes that you will find the services here at the magazine convenient for you and helpful too!